Improvement in ornamental hat-tips



T. fW. BRAGHER.

, Urnamental Hat-Tip. No, 146,309l Patented1a\ n.12`1`74.`

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TEoMAs w. ERAcE'EE, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN ORNAMENTAL HAT-TIPS.

Specilcation forming part of Letters Patent No. 146,309, dated January13, 1874; application filed April 30, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs W. BRACHER, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ornamenting theInterior of Hats and Gaps; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable thoseskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying `drawing forming part of this specification, in whichdrawing- Figure 1 represents a face view of my invention. Fig. 2 is arear View of the same partly in section. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionof the same in the plane .r Fig. l.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to an ornament made of paper or other suitablematerial, and sevcured to the interior of a hat or cap by paste or othercement, its position being strengthened by a backing piece, the contoursof which are the same, or nearly so, as those of the or nament, in sucha manner that, in bending thetip, thebacking piece prevents the edge ofthe ornament from becoming detached. The connection between the ornamentand the backing piece is increased by perforations in that portion ofthe tip which is situated between said ornament and the backing piece.With the ornament is combined a serrated border, made of one or morepieces of paper, and in one or more colors. A

In the drawing, the letter A designates an ornament which is bypreference made of paper, but which may be made of metal foil, or of anyother suitable material, and which is embellished by a picture in one ormore colors, or by impressions of any desired nature. This ornament isfastened to the tip B by means of paste or any other suitable cement,and on the back of said tip is cemented abacking piece, C, Fig. 2 and 3,the contours of which correspond exactly, or nearly so, with those ofthe ornament, and which is placed exactly beneath said ornament. If nosuch backing piece is used, the tip, which is generally made of satin orother very flexible and soft material, on being bent, is liable to scaleolf, beginning at the edges of the ornament A, and in many cases the4ornaments drop oli entirely. By the application of the backing piece,the scaling olf of the tip at the edges of the ornament is effectuallyprevented, since said tip, when being bent down, is sustained by thebacking pieces, and not allowed to detach itself from the ornament atany part of its edge. The connection between the backing piece C and theornament A is strengthened by providing that portion of the tip which issituated between the ornament and the backing piece with perforationsa., (see Fig. 2,) so that, when the backing piece is glued on, someparts of it will adhere directly to the inner surface of the ornament.With the ornament A is combined a serrated border, D, which is made ofoneor more pieces of paper in one or more colors, and which projectsbeyond the edge of the ornament, as shown in Fig. 1, imparting to thesame a novel and distinguished appearance. Said border, when glued downon the tip, also increases the connection between the tip and theornament. The body of the serrated border maybe made to cover the entire4inner surface of the ornament, or it may be cut out, so that the orna-`ment, on being glued down upon the tip, will come in direct contact withthe latter. By making the points of the serrated border of dilierentcolors alternating with each other, the appearance of the ornament maybe still further improved.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination, with the tip B and ornament A, of a backing piece,C, the contour of which corresponds with that of the ornament,substantially as and for the purpose shown and described.

2. The arrangement of perforations in that portion of the tip which issituated between the ornament A and the backing piece C, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with an ornament, A, and tip B, of a serratedborder, D, made of one or more pieces of paper, and in one or morecolors, substantially as shown anddescribed.

T. W. BRACHER.

Witnesses i W. HAUEE, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

